It is currently an offence under ECB regulations not to report corrupt activity, and the board said it wanted to "provide an open opportunity for players or officials who may not have previously reported such activity to be offered the opportunity to furnish information".

Newly appointed information officer to the ECB anti-corruption unit Chris Watts said: "Individuals may not have thought these approaches were worthy of reporting at the time, and prior to the decision of the board may have been concerned that the fact that they did not report such activity may have put them at risk of disciplinary action.

"I am working closely with the PCA to provide players and officials with this opportunity to work with our ACCESS unit to ensure that we work together to address the threat created by corruption in sport."